Update

If I can just get through this week alive, and then Monday, I will have six days off straight. I took next Tuesday off so that I can cook whatever I need to cook to get ready for the holiday. Plus with 7 different Christmas dinners to go to, I need a day when I can have a bit of a break. Steve isn't sure what he will be working yet but he will likely be sleeping that day from work the previous night. My brother will be down at some point that day and will be camping out at our house that night. I made cookies last night and put them in the freezer so they will keep until the days that I need them. I will be making chocolate covered pretzel sticks tomorrow evening for work people. I will make the rest of them next week since I don't think I can freeze them.

I didn't go to the gym last week except for briefly on Monday. Wednesday I didn't really feel like dealing with people so I just stayed home and did my treadmill and 500 crunches. Friday I was still having cramps so I stayed home and relaxed. I still lost 0.8lb this week so that is good. I will probably weigh again after I leave the gym tonight just out of curiousity. I am really going back and forth about joining the next bootcamp thing. It's only $110 so it's not really the money issue though that is a consideration. It is just so time consuming. Most nights I wouldn't get home until seven in the evening. Generally on those nights I don't eat very well because standing in the kitchen cooking dinner is the last thing I want to do on legs that feel like jello. And it takes away time that I get to spend with my husband. I already don't get much time with him and it really cuts into it. But on the other hand, I know I need the workout. I haven't decided yet, though I know I need to soon. I want to keep the numbers going down.

The weather is crappy out today so I don't know if anyone will show up or not today.

So far for Christmas I have: the Long's on Saturday 20th @ 1pm, Dad's on 24th @ 2pm, Steve's mom on 24th @ 5pm, Christmas eve church service the 24th at 11pm, Christmas morning at our house (just me and Steve, yay!), Mom's on 25th @ 5pm, Michelle's (Steve's sister) on 26th - not sure what time, and Wittler's on 27th @ 12pm. So needless to say, we will be pretty busy. I am looking forward to our first Christmas in our new house. Casey will be staying at mom's the night before and Eric will be at his parents' house so we will have the house all to ourselves. I will be making cinnamon rolls and have juice and we will just get to enjoy each other's company while we open presents.

I have no idea what we are doing for New Year's. I might work a half a day on New Year's Eve, I don't know. Steve might have to work that night so I might not be able to kiss him at midnight. :( Oh well, I get to kiss him every day anyways, lol. Hard to believe it is going to be 2009 very soon!